SQUIRM


Meaning of SQUIRM in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~, you move your body from side to side, usually because you are nervous or uncomfortable.

He had ~ed and wriggled and screeched when his father had washed his face...

He gave a feeble shrug and tried to ~ free...

He ~ed out of the straps of his backpack.

= wriggle

VERB: V, V adj, V adv/prep

2.

If you ~, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.

Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him ~.

VERB: V

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